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Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate

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Public Provident Fund (PPF) interest rate: Oct-Dec 2026

The PPF rate for 1 Oct to 31 Dec 2026 is 7.1% a year, the same as in Jul-Sep 2026 (7.1%). Set by the Ministry of Finance.

Rate a year7.1%
Term15 years
Interest addedYearly
Backed byGovernment of India

What it is for

Saving every year. Interest is added yearly. Eligibility, minimum and maximum deposits, and early-closure rules are in the scheme’s rules; ask the post office or authorised bank for the current form.

Rate history, quarter by quarter

QuarterPPF
Oct-Dec 20267.1%
Jul-Sep 20267.1%
Apr-Jun 20267.1%
Jan-Mar 20267.1%
Oct-Dec 20257.1%
Jul-Sep 20257.1%
Apr-Jun 20257.1%
Jan-Mar 20257.1%
Oct-Dec 20247.1%
Jul-Sep 20247.1%
Apr-Jun 20247.1%
Jan-Mar 20247.1%
Oct-Dec 20237.1%
Jul-Sep 20237.1%
Apr-Jun 20237.1%
Jan-Mar 20237.1%
Oct-Dec 20227.1%
Jul-Sep 20227.1%
Apr-Jun 20227.1%

Source: National Savings Institute, Ministry of Finance. Older quarters back to 1990 are on its rate page.

Source: Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) office memorandum F.No.1/4/2019-NS dated 30.09.2026, read from the National Savings Institute rate table on 10 Nov 2026 and cross-checked against the copy of the same memorandum published by Indian Bank. Rates are set every quarter; the next review is due around 31 Dec 2026 for Jan-Mar 2027.

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